university music

<< Somebody told me a story once -- I think it was about Ingolf Dahl. The
composer and a friend were attending a university new music concert. At
some point in the proceedings, the friend leans over and asks "why do all
of these pieces sound the same"? The composer replies, "It's because
they're all using the campus firmus..." >>

--Tom DePlonty

CB,

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Bailey <chris@m...> wrote:
>
> << Somebody told me a story once --

That's right along the lines of what Kyle Gann has been writing about:

http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/archives20050901.shtml#102620

...and be sure to see the link in that blog entry that points back to
the essay that started the idea, about a "Post-Prohibitive" era of
composing.

Cheers,
Jon